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Development consists of two dams—a 

90-foot-long, 18.5-foot-high concrete 

gravity dam on the North Channel of 

Sewalls Island (North Channel dam) and 

a 243-foot-long, 15.5-foot-high concrete 

gravity dam on the South Channel of 

Sewalls Island. A 4-acre reservoir with 

a storage capacity of 48-acre-feet at an 

elevation of 466.45 feet National 

Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 was 

created by the dams. 

The proposed project would consist of 

the following: (1) two new 

powerhouses—a 70-foot-long by 30-footwide reinforced concrete powerhouse at 

the North Channel dam (powerhouse 

#1) and a 60-foot-long, 40-foot-wide 

reinforced concrete powerhouse 

downstream on the North Channel at 

the lower end of Sewalls Island 

(powerhouse #2); (2) a new 70-foot-long, 

25-foot-wide integral intake structure at 

the North Channel dam for use by both 

powerhouses; (3) a new 12.5-footdiameter, 1,250-foot-long steel and 

concrete penstock for conveying water 

to powerhouse #2 that would involve 

the demolition of the existing 80-footlong, 16-foot-high Black Clawson Dam 

on the western tip of the island in the 

North Channel; (4) an axial flow vertical 

turbine-generator unit with an installed 

capacity of 3,600 kilowatts (kW) and a 

micro turbine-generator unit with an 

installed capacity of 15.7 kW housed in 

powerhouse #1; (5) one or more axial 

flow vertical turbine-generator unit(s) 

with a total installed capacity of 5,500 

kW housed in powerhouse #2; (6) a new 

approximately 120-foot-long access road 

for powerhouse #1 and a new 

approximately 320-foot-long access road 

for powerhouse #2; (7) a new 1,900-footlong, 23-kilovolt (kV) transmission line 

connecting the powerhouses to the 

existing switchyard of the Black River 

Project’s Sewalls Development (option 

1) or a new 4,270-foot-long, 23-kV 

transmission line connecting the 

powerhouses to a switchyard adjacent to 

the New York Airbrake Manufacturing 

plant; and (8) appurtenant facilities. The 

proposed project would have an average 

annual generation of approximately 

2,245 megawatt-hours. 

Applicant Contact: Brian McArthur, 

LinkPast Solutions, Inc., P.O. Box 5474, 

Clark, NJ 07066; phone: (848) 628–4414. 

FERC Contact: Monir Chowdhury; 

phone: (202) 502–6736. 

Deadline for filing comments, motions 

to intervene, competing applications 

(without notices of intent), or notices of 

intent to file competing applications: 60 

days from the issuance of this notice. 

Competing applications and notices of 

intent must meet the requirements of 18 

CFR 4.36. 

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filing. Please file comments, 

motions to intervene, notices of intent, 

and competing applications using the 

Commission’s eFiling system at https:// 

ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx. 

Commenters can submit brief comments 

up to 6,000 characters, without prior 

registration, using the eComment system 

at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/

QuickComment.aspx. You must include 

your name and contact information at 

the end of your comments. For 

assistance, please contact FERC Online 

Support at FERCOnlineSupport@

ferc.gov, (866) 208–3676 (toll free), or 

(202) 502–8659 (TTY). In lieu of 

electronic filing, you may submit a 

paper copy. Submissions sent via the 

U.S. Postal Service must be addressed 

to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, 

DC 20426. Submissions sent via any 

other carrier must be addressed to: 

Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 

Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 

20852. 

More information about this project, 

including a copy of the application, can 

be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’ 

link of the Commission’s website at 

https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/search. 

Enter the docket number (P–15302) in 

the docket number field to access the 

document. For assistance, contact FERC 

Online Support. 

Dated: December 14, 2023. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27979 Filed 12–19–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. EL24–22–000] 

Madison Fields Solar Project, LLC; 

Notice of Institution of Section 206 

Proceeding and Refund Effective Date 

On December 13, 2023, the 

Commission issued an order in Docket 

No. EL24–22–000, pursuant to section 

206 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), 16 

U.S.C. 824e, instituting an investigation 

to determine whether Madison Fields 

Solar Project, LLC’s Rate Schedule is 

unjust, unreasonable, unduly 

discriminatory or preferential, or 

otherwise unlawful. Madison Fields 

Solar Project, LLC, 185 FERC ¶ 61,183 

(2023). 

The refund effective date in Docket 

No. EL24–22–000 established pursuant 

to section 206(b) of the FPA, will be the 

date of publication of this notice in the 

Federal Register, or the date Madison 

Fields’ Rate Schedule becomes effective, 

whichever is later, provided, however, if 

the Rate Schedule does not become 

effective until after 5 months from the 

date of publication of the notice, the 

refund effective date shall be 5 months 

from the date of publication of the 

notice. 

Any interested person desiring to be 

heard in Docket No. EL24–22–000, must 

file a notice of intervention or motion to 

intervene, as appropriate, with the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

in accordance with Rule 214 of the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure, 18 CFR 385.214 (2022), 

within 21 days of the date of issuance 

of the order. 

In addition to publishing the full text 

of this document in the Federal 

Register, the Commission provides all 

interested persons an opportunity to 

view and/or print the contents of this 

document via the internet through the 

Commission’s Home Page (http://

www.ferc.gov) using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. 

To access this document in eLibrary, 

type the docket number excluding the 

last three digits of this document in the 

docket number field. User assistance is 

available for eLibrary and the FERC’s 

website during normal business hours 

from FERC Online Support at 202–502– 

6652 (toll free at 1–866–208–3676) or 

email at ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or 

the Public Reference Room at (202) 502– 

8371, TTY (202) 502–8659. Email the 

Public Reference Room at 

public.referenceroom@ferc.gov. 

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filings of comments, protests 

and interventions in lieu of paper using 

the ‘‘eFile’’ link at http://www.ferc.gov. 

In lieu of electronic filing, you may 

submit a paper copy. Submissions sent 

via the U.S. Postal Service must be 

addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 

1A, Washington, DC 20426. 

Submissions sent via any other carrier 

must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, 

Rockville, Maryland 20852. 

The Commission’s Office of Public 

Participation (OPP) supports meaningful 

public engagement and participation in 

Commission proceedings. OPP can help 

members of the public, including 

landowners, environmental justice 

communities, Tribal members and 

others, access publicly available 

information and navigate Commission 


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Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 243 / Wednesday, December 20, 2023 / Notices 88075 

1Audio description makes video programming 

accessible to individuals who are blind or visually 

impaired through ‘‘[t]he insertion of audio narrated 

descriptions of a television program’s key visual 

elements into natural pauses between the program’s 

dialogue.’’ 47 CFR 79.3(a)(3). 

2The rule requires that 50 hours per calendar 

quarter be provided in prime time or during 

children’s programming, while the additional 37.5 

hours may be provided at any time between 6 a.m. 

and 11:59 p.m. local time. 

3The nonbroadcast networks currently subject to 

the audio description requirements are TLC, HGTV, 

Hallmark, History, and TBS. We note that the Media 

Bureau granted TBS a limited waiver of section 

79.3(b)(4) of the audio description rules for the 

triennial period beginning on July 1, 2021 and 

ending on June 30, 2024. 

processes. For public inquiries and 

assistance with making filings such as 

interventions, comments, or requests for 

rehearing, the public is encouraged to 

contact OPP at (202) 502–6595 or OPP@

ferc.gov. 

Dated: December 13, 2023. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27883 Filed 12–19–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[MB Docket No. 11–43; DA 23–1119; FRS 

190156] 

Audio Description: Preliminary 

Nonbroadcast Network Rankings 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: FCC announces the top 

national nonbroadcast network rankings 

from the 2022–2023 ratings year, and 

gives networks the opportunity to seek 

exemption from the July 1, 2024 update 

to the Commission’s audio description 

requirements. 

DATES: Exemption requests are due 

January 19, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Filings should be submitted 

electronically in MB Docket No. 11–43 

by accessing the Commission’s 

Electronic Comment Filing System 

(ECFS) at https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/. 

Filers should follow the instructions 

provided on the website for submitting 

filings. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information, contact Diana 

Sokolow (202–418–0588; 

Diana.Sokolow@fcc.gov). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a 

summary of the Media Bureau’s Public 

Notice, DA 23–1119, released on 

November 30, 2023. The full text of this 

public notice will be available 

electronically in ASCII, Microsoft Word, 

and/or Adobe Acrobat via ECFS. 

Alternative formats are available for 

people with disabilities (Braille, large 

print, electronic files, audio format), by 

sending an email to fcc504@fcc.gov or 

calling the Commission’s Consumer and 

Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 

418–0530 (voice), 1–844–4–FCC–ASL 

(1–844–432–2275) (videophone). 

Synopsis 

The Commission’s audio description 

rules require multichannel video 

programming distributor (MVPD) 

systems that serve 50,000 or more 

subscribers to provide 87.5 hours of 

audio description 1 per calendar quarter 

on channels carrying each of the top five 

national nonbroadcast networks.2 The 

top five national nonbroadcast networks 

are defined by an average of the national 

audience share during prime time 

among nonbroadcast networks that 

reach 50 percent or more of MVPD 

households and have at least 50 hours 

per quarter of prime time programming 

that is not live or near-live or otherwise 

exempt under the audio description 

rules. 

In accordance with the Commission’s 

rules, the list of top five nonbroadcast 

networks is updated at three year 

intervals to account for changes in 

ratings, and the fourth triennial update 

will occur on July 1, 2024, based on the 

2022 to 2023 ratings year.3 According to 

data provided by the Nielsen Company, 

for the purposes of our requirements, 

the top ten nonbroadcast networks for 

the 2022 to 2023 ratings year are: Fox 

News Channel, ESPN, MSNBC, HGTV, 

Hallmark, TLC, TNT, TBS, Discovery, 

and History. 

If a program network believes it 

should be excluded from the list of top 

five networks covered by the audio 

description requirements because it 

does not air at least 50 hours per quarter 

of prime time programming that is not 

live or near-live or is otherwise exempt, 

it must seek an exemption no later than 

30 days after publication of this Public 

Notice in the Federal Register. The 

Media Bureau will promptly evaluate 

requests for exemption and will provide 

notice of any resulting revisions to the 

list. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Thomas Horan, 

Chief of Staff, Media Bureau. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27954 Filed 12–19–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[OMB 3060–0609; FR ID 190753] 

Information Collection Being Reviewed 

by the Federal Communications 

Commission Under Delegated 

Authority 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort 

to reduce paperwork burdens, and as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995 (PRA), the Federal 

Communications Commission (FCC or 

Commission) invites the general public 

and other Federal agencies to take this 

opportunity to comment on the 

following information collections. 

Comments are requested concerning: 

whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

Commission, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

the accuracy of the Commission’s 

burden estimate; ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information collected; ways to minimize 

the burden of the collection of 

information on the respondents, 

including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology; and ways to 

further reduce the information 

collection burden on small business 

concerns with fewer than 25 employees. 

The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a 

collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) control 

number. No person shall be subject to 

any penalty for failing to comply with 

a collection of information subject to the 

PRA that does not display a valid OMB 

control number. 

DATES: Written PRA comments should 

be submitted on or before February 20, 

2024. If you anticipate that you will be 

submitting comments but find it 

difficult to do so within the period of 

time allowed by this notice, you should 

advise the contact listed below as soon 

as possible. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to 

Cathy Williams, FCC, via email to PRA@

fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information about the 

information collection, contact Cathy 

Williams at (202) 418–2918. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 3060–0609. 


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